Kaoru Mitoma put Brighton ahead in the first half but Southampton's Flynn Downes had an answer in the second half before a long VAR review became the story of that half.

Southampton has been denied a priceless victory by a controversial VAR decision and ended up drawing with host Brighton 1-1 in the English Premier League.

Former Premier League referee Jeff Winter criticised the time it took for VAR to reach their “no goal” verdict during Brighton’s 1-1 draw against Southampton. Flynn Downes had just cancelled out Kaoru Mitoma’s opener when Cameron Archer converted a cross from Saints substitute Ryan Fraser.